Question

The total cost, in dollars, of 4 pencils and 5 pens if each pencil costs w cents and each pen costs 2w cents

Answer 1

Alrighty, so:
We have 4 pencils and 5 pens.
Pencils cost 2 cents.
Pens cost 2w cents.
The total can be represented as T.
4w+5(2w)=T

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